... and my sudden but inevitable betrayal - no, RETURN, that's the one - continues with this week's Smackdown. I'd forgotten how much of an easy, breezy viewing it is. The four-man desk is cumbersome, but they managed it pretty well, I thought. Certainly better than at the Rumble, where David Otunga shat the bed during Cena/Styles. I don't like to write people off with this little direct evidence, but what I heard matched what I've read from people over the past year, or however long it's been. Otunga just doesn't seem cut out for a top-of-the-line TV show, with main event storylines.

Opening segment had some more good Miz/Bryan stuff, then got clunky in a hurry, as they set up the four-way. Match was whatever, as four-ways always are. Filled the time well enough, which was the only real purpose.

Dolph Ziggler exists, I guess.

Words cannot express how much it fills my heart with glee that there are THREE women's matches on the Elimination Chamber card. That's sensational. Nattie & Nikki were asked to do a bit more than was reasonable, but the contract signing killed it. Mickie James was lights out on the microphone. Absolutely scorched the earth with her delivery. It's good to have her back home.

Tag division formed a nice buffer before the main event, and Rhyno rocked the shit out of his hot tag. That many people in a match is tough to navigate, but they got it done pretty handily.

Main event wasn't what I expected, but am totally okay with that. I'd figured they were walking out what CLEARLY AND LOGICALLY WILL BE THE WRESTLEMANIA MAIN EVENT to do a greatest-hits-package version of their old matches, with the intention of reminding all the detractors why they should be shitting their pants in anticipation of what - on paper - has the potential to be the best wrestling match to ever close out Wrestlemania. *ahem* They took it another direction, putting on a match that was intended to show just how on top of their games both men are, and how comfortable they are in the ring with each other (bonus points for Cena audibly saying "I can do this all night" during the opening feeling out process). It was the kind of match you put on when you're confident that people will buy into the pairing, and want to see them go at it on the biggest stage. I'm on board, and it sounded like a lot of people in Seattle are, too. Pretty cool that they both ran through their usual finishing stretch uninterrupted, all the way to landing their finishers clean, only to see it kicked out of. Very strong style in that structure, showing that they are beyond the range of normal competition, and will need to break out some next-level weaponry to finish the other off. I'm totally jacked.

Oh, and Bray Wyatt facing Luke Harper is exactly what should be happening at Wrestlemania. That's the better story, and will be a far better vehicle for character growth than Wyatt/Orton ever would be. Also, that discus clothesline was stiff as hell. Harper blasted him.

Well I find a few episodes being poorly built like The last edition of smackdown of 2016 when Cena return and it was first thing on the show it
would have been cool if Shane or Daniel Bryan called him out and they throwd the triple threat match between styles, ziggler&corbon
as the main event

The 2nd episode I thought was poor was the build up between smackdowns women first steel cage match main event it was a poor show
through out that night

and the build up from this past weeks smackdown for the orton&cena main event well I taped the rerun of it today if I ever decide to watch it after 12am tonight

Why did Randy Orton give his title shot away to someone else or he really is trying to do something different
with his character like being a wyatt well he is doing a good job at it but he gave up a chance at the wwe championship?

Raw has a PPV and that stupid Seth Rollins injury to deal with, as well as what they're going to do with Kevin Owens (Jericho and Balor are the most obvious choices). They actually are treading water till they know who will be available in 5 weeks

Brandon Morrison - Chief of Staff and Forum Attaché to the Grand Chancellor

"My favourite spot is the one where I would pick him up for an aeroplane spin and rotate as many times as possible. He’d be so dizzy that he would try to pin the referee, and I’d count to three and he’d think that he won - Daniel Bryan

"My favourite spot is the one where I would pick him up for an aeroplane spin and rotate as many times as possible. He’d be so dizzy that he would try to pin the referee, and I’d count to three and he’d think that he won - Daniel Bryan

"My favourite spot is the one where I would pick him up for an aeroplane spin and rotate as many times as possible. He’d be so dizzy that he would try to pin the referee, and I’d count to three and he’d think that he won - Daniel Bryan